The Book of Melusine of Lusignan: In History, Legend and Romance

Considerable interest in faery tradition has grown up in recent years and not least in the story of Melusine of Lusignan, the subject of a prose romance by Jean d'Arras at the end of the 14th century, swiftly followed by one in verse by Couldrette. This book provides a collection of material from various sources to give an all round picture of the remarkable faery, her town, her church, her immediate family, and the great Lusignan dynasty she founded. An established authority on Melusine, Gareth Knight collects together all the best source material, which he translates from the French, and presents his own researches into the Lusignan family of the 12th century, whose dynasty included kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, examining the possibility of a familiar spirit guiding the family in its destiny.

Author: Gareth Knight
Publisher: Skylight Press
Published: 04/25/2013
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9781908011671
ISBN10: 190801167X
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Medieval
- Literary Criticism | European | French
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology

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